पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 28, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra297.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.19°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha293.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.80°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra271.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani209.01°TulāViśākhā P3

Phoenix, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-7)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:53 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:16 – 12:42
Yamaganda15:33 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:50
Varjyam07:27 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:59 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:16 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:16 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°
Longitude: -112.074°
Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868251.27
Julian Day2456716.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.49°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0508°), declination -8.06°, EoT -13.22 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2014-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)